Reconstruction:Old Norse/jǫrmunr

This Old Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ermunaz.

Noun

*jǫrmunr m (genitive jǫrmuns)

  1. (poetic) world, earth[1]

Declension

Declension of Old Norse/jǫrmunr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jǫrmunr jǫrmunrinn jǫrmunar jǫrmunarnir
accusative jǫrmun jǫrmuninn jǫrmuna jǫrmunana
dative jǫrmuni jǫrmuninum jǫrmunum jǫrmununum
genitive jǫrmuns jǫrmunsins jǫrmuna jǫrmunanna
  • jǫrmungrund
  • Jǫrmunr
  • Jǫrmunrekr

Derived terms

  • Jǫrmungandr (“world serpent”) (cf. Miðgarðsormr)
  • Jǫrmunþrjótr (kenning of giant Hrungnir, literally “world-destroyer”) (+ þrjótr (“destroyer, defier”))

References

  1. ^ Beeler, Madison S. (1961), “A New Etymology: Germanic *erma/in(a)- Reconsidered”, in Schmitt, Ludwig Erich, editor, Dichtung und Deutung: Gedächtnisschrift für Hans M. Wolff, Bern; München: Francke Verlag, →OCLC, pages 9–21
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